Compare ThinkPad T14s GEN2 Intel vs ThinkPad X1 Extreme GEN 4 vs ThinkPad X1 Carbon GEN 9
Variants
FHD
UHD
WQUXGA
WQXGA
4K
WUXGA Non-touch
WUXGA Touch
Connectivity
Ports
2x USB 3.2 + 2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x Audio combo
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.0/2.1 + 1x SD + 1x Audio combo
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x Audio combo
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, optional 5G WWAN (LTE CAT20), NFC
WiFi 6/6E + Bluetooth 5.2 + NFC + optional 5G / 4G LTE WWAN
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, LTE 4G CAT4 / CAT12, 5G LTE CAT20 (optional)
Construction
Battery | Capacity
57 Wh
90 Wh
57 Wh
Camera | Front
HD IR hybrid camera with webcam privacy shutter, or FHD IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
FHD camera with webcam privacy shutter, optional FHD hybrid IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
HD RGB Camera with privacy shutter, HD RGB + IR camera with privacy shutter, or HPD with IR camera
Colors
Black or Storm Grey
Deep Black, optional Carbon-Fiber Weave on top cover
Black, optional woven carbon fiber top cover
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Carbon fiber Black, Aluminum Storm Grey
Carbon fiber
Microphone
2x Far-field Microphones
Dual far-field mic
4x 360-degree Microphones
Speakers
User-facing Dolby Audio Speaker System
User-facing Dolby ATMOS Speaker System
Stereo speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
224 mm / 8.82 inch
253.8 mm / 9.99"
221.6 mm / 8.72 inch
Size | Height
16.14 mm / 0.64 inch
17.7 mm / 0.78"
14.9 mm / 0.59 inch
Size | Width
327.5 mm / 12.89 inch
359.5 mm / 14.13"
314.5 mm / 12.38 inch
Weight
1.28 kg / 2.83 lbs
From 1.814 kg / 3.999 lbs
1133 g / 2.49 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:10
Display Diagonal
14 inch
16"
14"
Display Type
IPS anti-glare
IPS matte or touch, low blue light
IPS anti-glare
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080) or 4K UHD (3820x2160)
WQXGA / QHD+ (2560x1600) or WQUXGA / UHD+ (3840x2400)
WUXGA / FHD+ (1920x1200) or 4K UHD+ (3840x2400)
Function
Audio
Dolby Audio Speaker System
Dolby Atmos
Fast Charging
65W
Rapid Charge
Rapid Charge
Graphics
Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Integrated Intel UHD, NVIDIA RTX 3050 Ti, RTX 3060, RTX 3070, or RTX 3080
Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Optional
Yes
Yes
Operating System
Up to Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
Up to 11th Generation Intel Core i7 vPro Processors
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i7-1185G7 Tiger Lake
SIM
Optional 4G LTE or 5G
Nano SIM for optional WWAN
Security
Power-On Touch MoC Fingerprint Reader, dTPM 2.0 chip
DTPM 2.0, Touch Fingerprint Reader, Self-healing BIOS, Webcam privacy shutter, optional Windows Hello
Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader, Match on Chip Touch Fingerprint Reader, dTPM 2.0 chip, HPD sensor with IR Camera
Touch Screen
Available with FHD (500nits panel with Privacy Guard)
Optional in WUXGA
Touchpad
Redesigned TouchPad (115mm x 61mm / 4.53" x 2.40")
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 14.5 hours
Up to 10.7 hours
Up to 16.7 hours
Durability
MIL-STD-810G
MIL-SPEC 810G
Key Travel
1.5 mm
1.5 mm
Memory | Capacity
Up to 32 GB (soldered)
Up to 64 GB (2x SO-DIMMs)
Up to 32 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x 4266MHz
DDR4 3200 MHz
LPDDR4x 4266MHz
Power Supply
65W USB-C
135, 170, or 230 W
Type-C 65W
Storage
Up to 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD
Up to 4TB total, 2x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD
Up to 2TB Gen 4 PCIe SSD
Production
Accessory
Optional ThinkPad Pen Pro with Wacom AES 2.0 pen support
Availability
2021-03
2021-08
2021-02
Debut
2021-02-23
2021-06 (MWC 2021)
2021-01-11 (CES 2021)
Made In
China
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